A review by dinoqueenreads
Wallflower by Samantha Leigh

5.0

please note that the trigger warnings and topes/themes may contain spoilers
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
HEA: HEA
POV: dual 1st person POV
spice: a few open-door spicy scenes
TWs: cheating, death of parents (recounted), depression, parental abandonment
Kinky Content: “eyes on me”, fingering, oral, “teach me”
standalone: book 1 of The Aster Springs series
final thoughts: I LOVE THIS GRUMPY COWBOY HOCKEY PLAYER!!! He just wants to love and be loved and can’t figure out how to do either. Chord and Violet have a slowburn romance full of longing looks and forced proximity that had me yelling at my pages for them to just TALK! But the burn was worth it for all the sweet and spicy we eventually get. I can’t wait for more in this series.
At times I felt like I was supposed to have already known some of these characters so I’m not sure if there is a crossover with another series, but it didn’t affect my reading experience

read this book if you love
🔢 age gap (28/34)
🫡 big MMC
🧑‍🏫 boss/employee
🤠 cowboy
💬 epistolary
🎣 fish out of water
😳 forbidden lovers
🏝️ forced proximity
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 found family
🎁 grand gestures
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 great side characters
😡 grumpy/sunshine
👦 he falls first and hard
🤫 hidden secrets
👕 jersey scene
💞 mutual pining
🥰 nicknames
💓 slowburn
🏡 small town
🏒 sports romance (hockey)
🤓 “teach me”
💔 third act breakup
🌍 world building
💼 workplace romance